Report from Nick Wirsten
Large brown cat seen near Ancrum
From the Border Telegraph, 1 st October 2002
THE Borders has been hit with another sighting of a large black cat.
The beast was spotted just outside Clovenfords by local SNP PR guru Lisa Brown as she travelled home from Peebles recently.
Lisa, who is Parliamentary Assistant to South of Scotland MSP Christine Grahame, had been attending the politician's recent adoption meeting where SNP Leader John Swinney had given his backing to Ms Grahame's selection as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the region ahead of next May's Holyrood election.
She told the "Border Telegraph":
"I was just coming out towards the 30 miles-per-hour signs at the Galashiels end of Clovenfords, on my way back from Peebles. We were passing a cul-de-sac on the left and it bounded across the road in front of me.
"I knew it wasn't a dog because it had a long tail. I said 'Oh my God, what's that' and then I pulled into the cul-de-sac to have a look, but I couldnŐt see anything."
This latest sighting comes only weeks after the "Border Telegraph" revealed possible sightings of a large cat on Gala Hill.
Border Telegraph, 1 st October 2002
Follow up
Name: Lisa Brown
Location of Sighting: Clovenfords village, Scottish Borders
Full Description of Animal Including Size, Colour, Shape of Head, Length of
Tail, and Any Other Noticeable Features
It was dark but I did see that the animal was about the height of a German
Shepherd dog. Its body was long, as was its tail (approximately 1 metre in
length) and it was very dark in colour, either black or dark brown.
Description of Movement
All I can say is that it was bounding across the road.
How Long Did Sighting Last?
Only a matter of seconds.
How Far Away Was The Animal and Was it Seen From Above, Below or at Same
Level etc?
It was about ten metres in front and at the same level.
Weather (i.e. was it dry/wet, sunny/overcast etc.)
Dry, dark
Any Other Witnesses? (Details)
Two other witnesses - my mother and another passenger in my car.
How did you become aware of us?: My sighting was reported in the Peeblesshire News and someone from your
organisation contacted me.
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